Yo y el mundo

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

EL TALLER DE LOS CUENTOS OSCUROS ha nacido para escribir aquello que nos gustaría leer, para embarcarnos en la aventura de buscar respuestas y entrar en la creación literaria casi como en un juego; desguazando las historias, montando y desmontando las piezas una tras otra, en busca de una narración entendida como un mecanismo de relojería, preciso e imprevisible. Los cuentos que conforman este libro son el resultado de esta experiencia sugestiva y reveladora. Asesinatos de muchos calibres, amores rotos, luchadores clandestinos, tristezas urbanas, maridos obsesionados, soñadores...

Mi Familia Calaca / My Skeleton Family is great fun for the youngest children - both hablantes and English speakers - and can lend itself to a plethora of art projects during celebrations of El Dia de los Muertos, and any other time as well. Highly recommended. -De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children

Describes the Boston Tea Party, including the events leading up to the party, its immediate effects on American-British relations, and why it is still an important event today.